5 super-handy Kobo options that make studying easy

I have been a Kobo person for so long as I’ve owned an e-reader.

I’ve at all times most well-liked the extra open nature of the corporate’s e-reader platform in comparison with Amazon’s closed Kindle ecosystem (that is set to get a lot more siloed soon). With that in thoughts, I’ve observed that lots of people are making the jump from the Kindle to the Kobo, and whereas each e-reader platforms are very comparable, there are additionally just a few key settings that can enhance your studying expertise on Rakuten’s e-readers.

In case you’ve been utilizing the Kobo ecosystem for some time, you would possibly already pay attention to these fast tips, however in the event you simply acquired your fingers on a more recent Kobo just like the Libra Color, this checklist will come in useful.

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1 Hook your Kobo as much as your Wi-Fi for syncing

This may appear apparent, however I’ve forgotten to do it

Make sure that to at all times join your Kobo to Wi-Fi for straightforward syncing with any books you might have bought via Rakuten’s book retailer. This additionally goes for stories you’ve added to Pocket to learn in your Kobo. I’ve typically forgotten to connect with my dad and mom’ Wi-Fi or lodge Wi-Fi and have been confused why no matter article I saved that day hasn’t proven up on my Kobo Libra Color but.

You could find your Wi-Fi settings by navigating to Settings > Wi-Fi Connection, and becoming a member of a brand new community. When you’re on a community, faucet the 2 round arrows between the battery and the search image on the high of your Kobo to sync.

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2 Activate auto pure gentle adjustment

Give your eyes a break

One of many causes I like e-readers and, specifically, my Kobo Libra Color, is E Ink is method simpler to have a look at than an LCD or OLED display, particularly after gazing my monitor all day for work. Including to this, there is a setting that makes the Kobo Libra Color’s 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 display even simpler on the eyes.

Turning on Pure Gentle adjustment and setting it to Auto has been a game-changer for me. It takes the already easy-to-look-at E Ink display and adjusts its tint primarily based on the ambient gentle round you. For instance, at evening beneath low gentle, it tints the show a hotter yellow. Alternatively, beneath daylight circumstances, the show maintains a bluer hue.

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4 Use this trick to regulate your Kobo’s brightness

I uncovered this swiping gesture just a few months in the past

I do most of my studying in mattress at evening when my accomplice is asleep, so I typically attempt to not wake her up with the intense gentle of my e-reader. Naturally, this implies I set my Libra Color’s brightness all the way down to the bottom doable brightness setting. Earlier than I realized about this trick, I might faucet the brightness icon and slide the typically finicky dial all the way down to no matter degree I am aiming for.

Then I realized you may regulate your Kobo’s brightness by swiping up and down on the left-hand facet of the display. It is not fairly as exact because the slider, however in the event you’re in a e-book and have to decrease the brightness degree rapidly, it is a helpful trick I want I had recognized about months in the past. Most Kobo fashions assist this brightness adjustment shortcut.

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5 Regulate the font measurement, line spacing, and margins precisely the way you need

You may even change the font sort

That is one other apparent one, however it’s straightforward to overlook in the event you aren’t accustomed to how Kobo’s interface works. To vary numerous font settings in your Kobo, open a e-book, then faucet the chapter data on the high of the display. Subsequent, press on the Aa icon. Underneath this panel, you may change the font sort, measurement, line spacing, margins, and textual content justification.

You may make that occur with just a few swipes in the event you desire bigger textual content. Or, in the event you’re like me and like an expertise much like studying a paperback e-book, you may flip down the road spacing and reduce the font.

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6 Shortly skip pages in the event you’ve misplaced your spot

The variety of occasions I’ve used this function is embarrassing

Typically I will go to sleep with my e-book nonetheless in my fingers, and as a rule, earlier than my Kobo Libra Color turns off, at the very least just a few pages will by chance get turned. Which means that the following time I choose up my e-book, I typically don’t have any clue the place I left off. To activate the skip pages function, faucet the center of the display when you’ve gotten a e-book open, after which seize the circle icon in the direction of the underside of the show.

In case you faucet on the web page preview in the midst of the display, it will immediately open. I do not use this function typically, however it’s a good way to seek out the place you’ve got left off in the event you’re misplaced.

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